Historical Events In July - 04

1982  On this day in history sylvestre A Guzman Fernandez, pres Dominican Rep, commits suicide   

1983  Claus Adam, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1985  Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins on this day in history.   

1985  On July - 04 john de Quay, Dutch premier (1959-63), dies at 83   

1986  On this day in history flor Peeters, Flemish baron/organist/composer, dies at 83   

1987  Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission on July - 04.   

1987  Martina Navratilova wins 6th straight Wimbeldon defeats Steffi Graf on July - 04.   

1987  On July - 04 nazi Klaus Barbie, "Butcher of Lyon" convicted by a French court   

1988  On this day in history steffan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon crown   

1988  Adrian Adonis, [Keith Franke], WWF wrestler, killed in auto accident on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history federal PC cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt injured while motorcycling; later charged with impaired driving and dropped from the cabinet.   

1990  2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner & Gettysburg Address on this day in history.   

1991  In Timor two events measuring 6.5 about 2.5 seconds apart. Twenty-three people killed, 181 injured, at least 5,400 left homeless on July - 04.   

1997  On July - 04 web surfers viewed the first-ever photos of the surface of Mars, transmitted by the Sojourner, a roving robot deposited by the Mars Pathfinder, an unmanned spacecraft   

2005  On this day in history nASA's "Copper bullet" from Deep Impact spacecraft hits Comet Tempel 1, creating a crater for scientific studies.   

2005  On July - 04 violent G8 demonstrations occur in Gleneagles, Scotland.   

2007  After being held for 114 days, Alan Johnston was finally freed on July - 04.   

2007  Sochi is elected as the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in Guatemala City on this day in history.   

2007  The 50-star U.S. flag becomes the longest-flying American flag, replacing the 48-star flag that flew from 1912 to 1959 on July - 04.   

2009  On this day in history e atue of Liberty's crown reopens to e public after 8 years, due to security reasons following e World Trade Center attacks.   

2012  On this day in history cERN announces the discovery of a new particle with properties consistent with the Higgs boson after experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.   

2013  12 people are killed and 60 are injured in a wave of shootings across Chicago on July - 04.   

2014  Rolf Harris is sentenced to 5 years and 9 months for indecently assaulting female minors on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history world champion Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France for a dangerous act while cycling during stage four   

2017  North Korea tests first successful intercontinental ballistic missile into Sea of Japan on this day in history.   

2017  Russia and China urge North Korea to halt its missile and nuclear programs after it successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile on July - 04.   

2018  On this day in history hong Kong'stop court rules same-sex couples entitled to equal visa rights in landmark case   

2018  Wildfire in Yolo county, California, grows to 82,700 acres with 2,800 fire fighters battling the blaze on July - 04.   

2018  On July - 04 chinese technology company Baidu announces it has begun mass production of self-driving buses, the 14-seat Apolong   

2019  US President Donald Trump holds a “Salute to America” Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C., controversial for its emphasis on the military and presence of tanks on July - 04.   

2019  On this day in history russian President Vladmir Putin meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican   

2021  On July - 04 pope Francis undergoes surgery to remove part of his colon in Rome   

2021  Researchers reveal there are 14 living descendants of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci [1] on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history iran joins the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, becoming the organization's ninth member.   

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1330  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on July - 04.   

1546  On this day in history birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on this day in history.   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on July - 04.   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.   

1715  On July - 04 birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)   

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on July - 04.   

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

0966  On this day in history benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies   

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on this day in history.   

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1301  On July - 04 willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on this day in history.   

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on July - 04.